This is recipe.txt. A collection of recipes. No fluff. No life story before the ingredients. No pop-ups asking for your email.
Just recipes. Written like text files. Formatted for readability. Designed for people who cook.
Started this project in February 2026. Frustrated with modern recipe sites. Too much design. Too much distraction. Too many ads. Wanted something that felt like reading a README file. Clean. Functional. Fast.
All recipes tested in a home kitchen. Australian measurements. Australian ingredients. Written for people who actually make food.
Philosophy
Every recipe should fit on one screen. No scrolling past advertisements. No video autoplaying. No newsletter signup blocking the content.
Stories matter. But they should be brief. Context without rambling. Why the recipe exists. Where it came from. What makes it worth making.
Instructions should be clear. Ingredients should be listed in order of use. Nutrition information should be present but not preachy.
Technical
Built with plain HTML and CSS. No framework. No build process. No tracking. No cookies. No analytics. No database. Just static files served fast.
Monospace typography throughout. JetBrains Mono. The same font used in code editors. Readable. Honest. Unpretentious.
Images only on the index page. Recipe pages are text-only. Saves bandwidth. Loads faster. Focuses attention on the instructions.
Contact
Questions? Suggestions? Found a typo? Use the contact form.